Vastu-shastra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c78.s2.23
Vāstu-śāstra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c78.s2.23
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v2.c78.s2.23
Delineation of light and shade in colours known technically as chiaroscuro is also illustrated in Śākuntalam (14) and in this connection Sivarāmamurty's significant observation is worth quoting: ‘The general notion of some art-experts of today that artists of ancient India were ignorant of chiaroscuro can easily be dismissed by the volume of evidence from Sanskrit literature. We have, for instance, Dhanapāla, the author of Tilakamañjarī, talking of light and shade in colours—cf. description of
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- Abhijñānaśākuntala — Kālidāsa, Sanskrit
- Tilakamañjarī — Dhanapāla, Sanskrit